The illegal drug market in the United States is one of the most profitable in the world. As such, it attracts the most ruthless, sophisticated, and aggressive drug traffickers. Drug law enforcement agencies are constantly trying to protect the country's borders. This proves to be very difficult considering how many different means of entering the country are available to drug traffickers and their organizations. Each year, according to the US Customs Service (USCS), "60 million people …showed first 75 words of 955 total…

…showed last 75 words of 955 total…traffickers had to think of new ways to get cocaine into the United States. They would hide it in the soles of their shoes, holding a kilogram in each one, as they crossed the border. Smugglers would pay men and woman to ingest the cocaine in capsules and cross the border. Today, drugs are being implanted into body parts of animals, even humans. All to supply the demanding need for cocaine in the United States.